THE story of one of North Yorkshire’s most notorious murderers will feature in a new documentary series.

Mark Hobson evaded police during a week long manhunt around Selby and York after murdering four people in July 2004, before he was eventually captured.

Hobson admitted the brutal murders of Strensall pensioners Joan and James Britton, and twin sisters Claire and Diane Sanderson, from Camblesforth, near Selby, and is currently serving a full life sentence in prison.

This week, a crew from an upcoming television show entitled Britain’s Most Evil Killers will film in the region for a new documentary on Hobson’s crimes.

Chief reporter of The Press, Mike Laycock, covered the case at the time and will be among those interviewed on the new documentary.

He said: “It was one of the most shocking stories I have ever covered, and remains so after almost 34 years at The Press.

“A murder is still a rare event in North Yorkshire, so to have four was quite extraordinary. The manhunt made front page headlines in the national media, day after day, and there was a palpable sense of fear in the areas where Hobson was thought to be hiding out, and there was a huge sense of relief when he was finally caught.”

Hobson was caught after more than a week on the run, after the owner of a filling station on the A19 near Shipton recognised the murderer as he tried to buy cigarette papers, matches and water, and called North Yorkshire Police.

The show will also feature interviews with a member of the team who successfully prosecuted Hobson, a criminologist, pathologist, forensic psychologist and a crime author, while residents in the area can expect to see a small crew filming key locations from the case throughout today.

The show will be broadcast next year on digital channel Pick, and is produced by Woodcut Media, alongside nine other episodes, and ten episodes of its international counterpart World’s Most Evil Killers.